One day it's a covert statement to a mother returning to work after maternity leave. Another day it's a lingering gaze at an employee enjoying a culturally rich meal. These microaggressions (or sometimes macroaggressions) can take an employee from a confident, high-performer to one that feels insecure being themselves at work. Your employees engage with people with different ideas and feel most comfortable and valued when they can work without losing their cultural, racial, and gender identity. While most employers know this, why have workplace racism and sexism often been neglected?

The Effects of Workplace Racism and Sexism

Employers must address workplace racism and sexism to create safe and inclusive work environments. Educate and nurture your current employees, and aim to recruit and diversify your workforce to reduce racism and sexism in the workplace. Post a free job on Get to start building a more diverse team!

As the job market remains highly competitive, we have seen a surge in "rage applying." This is when candidates apply to multiple jobs, often without considering whether they are truly interested in the role. Rage applying goes hand-in-hand with quiet quitting. Often, employees want to entertain the thoughts and feelings of leaving their job, but they aren't necessarily serious about leaving yet. Meanwhile, other employees engaging in this trend are actually trying to find a better role. As a recruiter, it can be hard to identify who are the real applicants in a sea full of quiet quitters, but understanding rage applying and identifying red flags will certainly help.

When Rage Applying Strikes: How to Identify Unserious Candidates

Rage applying is a surge in job candidates applying to multiple jobs without considering if they are interested. Employers can identify who is serious about the role by looking for red flags such as generic job applications, inconsistencies, and lack of preparation.

Candidates reneging on job offers or during the onboarding process can be a frustrating experience for any recruiter. In a talent-driven job market, it’s common for candidates to have more than one job offer to consider. It becomes a race against time to see which organization can offer the best career experience, compensation, and circumstances that secure the right employees.&nbsp;

Minimizing Candidate Renegs During the Hiring and Onboarding Process 

Candidates increasingly renege on job offers, damaging recruitment efforts and morale. Companies must be honest and engaging at every stage of the hiring process to retain the best job seekers. Structured processes and regular check-ins can increase candidate loyalty.

Being punctual at work may not be something you’ve given much thought to, but it’s the foundation for building a successful career. All of your technical or job-specific skills will be in vain if your peers and superiors can’t trust you to show up on time and do the work. In fact, Simon Sinek once famously said that 

10 Reasons to Be on Time at Work

Punctuality is key to success in the workplace. Showing up on time and meeting deadlines builds trust with employers, helps you take on extra responsibilities, and opens up opportunities for promotions. Taking the time to plan and prioritize tasks can help you stay on top of your schedule. Don't let tardiness get in the way of your professional development!

We’ve all heard how important it is to set professional and personal goals. Developing and establishing goals keeps us motivated and moving forward in life. But not all goals are created equal. If you’re chasing goals that are too lofty, you’ll end up disappointed when you cannot reach them. Setting goals that are achievable and measurable is the key to success.

10 Importancies of Setting Realistic Goals

Setting realistic goals is essential to achieving success. Creating SMART goals and tracking progress with regular check-ins will help to keep you motivated and focused on the end goal. Celebrate each success and reward yourself for your hard work!